Buccal tube for orthodontia



Dec. 14, 1948. A. B. BRUSSE 6 BUCCAL TUBE FOR ORTHODONTIA Filed April 16, 1945 ARCHIE B; BRUSSE INVENTOR.

A TTORJVEY Patented Dec. 14, 1948 r .5

'1 Y I ,.2, 5,91'6: l

BUCQAL'TIIBETORORTHQDONTIA Archie'B'. BrusseeDen-ver, 0010., assiggnortoltocloyy U Mountain- Metal ProductsiGo i-Denyer, Golo aa It v corporation ofscolorado f Application-Amine, 1945',sensitive-598 901 '3 Claims. (Cite-P14):

1 I a invention relates to -an orthodontic appliunderlying Pittion {$105657 the open sidevot; airee and morelparticularly' to a buccaitubeior arched portion 2 and thus. provides with; the use with anarohwire. arched portion a'lpassage 1 open ionlyga't itsiends. One-of'tlre ob j'ects oftirisinventionisto.proe This underlying portion pposit-eethe open'send duce' ani-improued' buocal tube that can be easofhthesarchedportion: 2; is deformed to proyide ily and economically manufactured and readily an garched portion 8, this-.seoond archedzpomtion attached to a tooth'bandl- 1 projecting in the same direction :asithevarched I ..,..'Ano lth er.objeot is..to prodliceanimproved. buc- -portion-.-2 but: being. arched. to ahlesser extent;

cal tube which is "so constructed that an arch The arched portion 8.-thus:-providesiaitransverse wire can be efliciently attachedto a tooth band. 11p depression-9 in, thereon-tensur, -face.-of theinder- A further:- otiiect is -to so' construct a buccal lying portion 6 which tis parallel withrthelpase tube tlia t a tie wire can bee conveniently associsage: I. The completed "buccal .tube may'belmade ated-therew ith to firmly tie-.the-arch wire to the from a single sheet-or;aa numberrof.buccaltubes i i made simultaneously in a long: strip. properly {still further object is to produce a buccal tube arched and bent and from whichtheeingletuhes from a single piece of fl'at'stock' so as to provide are cutofi I y separate openings for receiving an arch wire and The buccal tube, as thus constructed, is ready atie wire. for orthodontic use and when so used is em- A more specific object is to so produce a baccal ployed as a supporting bracket for an arch wire tube from a single piece of fiat stock that the Q0 employed in correcting malposed teeth in the arch wire receiving tube portion will be strengthdental arch. This arch wire is indicated in the ened by an underlying part formed from the dotted lines and referred to by the number l0.

single piece of stock. The buccal tube as employed to support the arch Other objects will become apparent from the wire is attached to a tooth band which encircles following description taken in connection with a tooth of the dental arch. In attaching this the accompanying drawings in hi h; tube to the band the tube is placed against the Figure 1 is a top view of a buccal tube embodyexterior surface of the band with the outer suring my invention; face of the underlying portion 6 'of the tube en- Figure 2 is a bottom View of the buccal tube gag ng the band surface. The tube is then atof Figure 1; tached to the band surface by welding the un- Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line derlyihg Portion 5 0 the bend- This Welding '3-3 of Figure 2; operation may be so performed that the flange Figures 4 and 5 are top and bottom views of a 3 W b s u d t th und ly p ti n 6 y buccal tube showing a construction similar to t a Weld th is employed to weld said por- Figures 1 to 3 but additionally embodying a tie tion to the tooth band I. When the buccal tube wire ch r xtension; a is so positioned on the band there is provided the Figure 6 is a section view taken on the line 6-6 P s e 1 d a second parallel passa e for ed of Figure 5, by the depression 9 in the outer surface of the Referring to the drawings in detail and first underlying P on In order that the arch to Figures 1 to 3, inclusive, the buccal tube shown 0 Wife y be firmly held in e passage 7 0f t e comprises a sheet I of relatively thin material buccal t b an additional securing means s prosuch as, for example, stainless steel. The sheet vided mp s a tie Wire s wn n r s is slightly more than twice as'long as the final 1, 2 d ThiS tie Wire extends t re t e width of the buccal tube and the Width is appassage formed y t e d pr ss n 9 and the ends proximately half th l th, 1; place i 4 thereof are looped around the arch wire, all as cent to one end of the sheet, but spaced thereindicated in u s 1 and 2. When the tie wire from, the material is deformed to provide an is in DOSitiOn the arch W e l then be fi y arched portion 2, thus providing on one side of held in the buccal tube through which it extends.

th arched portion a Short flange s on t The buccal tube, when constructed as shown other side an extension generally indicated by in Figures 1 t0 3 and then We d d to a teeth a d, the member 4, Thi exten i is b nt ba k d insures that the arch wire will be efficiently aton itself to provide a short flange 5, substantially llaehed t0 and S pp y a llOOthe the same width as the flange 3 and an underly- SUI/lotion permits p e p es for receivin ing portion 6 of such length as to completely unthe arch wire and the tie wire and because of this derlie the flange 3 as well as the flange 5. This th t Wire c p ra e very efficiently in form- In Figures 4, 5 and 6 the modified buccal tube is of a construction similar to that of Figures 1 to 3. There is provided, however, a lateral extending portion I2 which extends from the arched portion 2. In forming the arched portion 2, this extension 12 is also arched and in the final construction of the tube the portion 12 becomes a continuation of the arched portion, all as clearly shown in the figures. The purpose of this extension it is to provide an anchor means for the tie wire H, which wire is looped about the extension after it has been passed through the depression 9 in the outer surface of the underlying portion 6 of the tube. Thus with the extension l2 there is provided an integral part on the tube to which the tie wire can be anchored and thereby firmly hold the arch wire Iil in the passage 1 of the tube and prevent any relative movement between the tube and the arch wire.

Being aware of the possibility of modifications in the structures shown and described, I do not intend that the invention embodied therein be in any way limited except in accordance with the appended claims.

What'is claimed is:

1. An orthodontic bracket formed of a single sheet of material and comprising upper and lower contiguous positions, said upper portion being bent to form an arch wire receiving tubular socket extending between two opposite edges thereof, and the lower portion having its outer surface depressed so as to provide a tie wire receiving passage when said lower portion is attached to a supporting surface with respect to which an arch wire is to be secured.

2. An orthodontic bracket formed of a single sheet of material and comprising upper and lower contiguous positions, said upper portion being bent to form an arch wire receiving tubular socket extending between two opposite edges thereof, and the lower portion having its outer surface depressed so as to provide a tie wire receiving passage coextensive with said tubular socket when said lower portion is attached to a supporting surface with respect to which an arch wire is to be secured.

3. An orthodontic bracket of the character described in claim 1 wherein the part of the upper portion which defines the tubular socket extends beyond one edge of the lower portion.

ARCHIE B. BRUSSE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,362,339 Millard Dec. 14, 1920 2,196,515 Atkinson Apr. 9, 1940 2,196,516 Atkinson Apr. 9, 1940 

